Asia

• 28 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Tang Shang celebrates 110th anniversary, publishes missionary materials Tang Shang (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Tang Shang (originally Yong Ping) of the He Bei Province in mainland China, is celebrating its 110th anniversary with various initiatives, including the publishing of missionar ...
• 28 November 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops' Messages call Advent a time for change Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The liturgical season of Advent, as time and opportunity for change: this is the theme that echoes in pastoral letters and messages from various Korean bishops being circulated for this forthco ...
• 28 November 2009
  ASIA/THAILAND - The story of the young ambassador of the Camillian Center of Rayong, one of the longest-living women born HIV-positive Rayong (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of World AIDS Day, Fides has received the testimony of one of the many victims of the virus. Her name is Oon (Orapan) and at age 22, she has become an ambassador for the Center ...
• 27 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Local Church sees new bridge linking Shanghai to Chongming Island, for Expo 2010, as a new opportunity to relaunch apostolate Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - The opening of the bridge that connects the island of Chong Ming to the mainland, to the city of Shang Hai, is being welcomed by the local Church as a new opportunity to revitalize the mission ...
• 27 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “There is mourning and pain, but our journalistic work at the service of the Gospel is strengthened,” President of Bishops' Commission for Mass Media tells Fides, in the aftermath of the Maguindanao massacre Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “It is a day of mourning for the country, for the Church, for the world of journalism. We are very sad and sorrowful. We knew that Mindanao is an area of conflict and tension, but no one could ...
• 27 November 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - After tsunami and war: local communities once again in bloom, working on development and education Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - A phase of revival is now occurring among various local communities of villages and provinces of Sri Lanka, following the disasters of the tsunami and the war, thanks to the awakening of civil s ...
• 26 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Xin Hua, official Chinese state-run agency, devotes long piece to Fr. Matteo Ricci, calling him the "model of incorporation of European and Chinese civilizations" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – May 11, 2010 marks four hundred years since the death of Fr. Matteo Ricci, the great Italian Jesuit missionary (1552-1610) who with his extraordinary zeal for the mission combined with his tal ...
• 26 November 2009
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Following Khmer Rouge trials, a hopeful future for the nation Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - “It is an unhealed wound in the country: the nation has not fully recovered after the terrible genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. Memory is important for justice and ...
• 26 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against religious minorities: the truth emerges New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – A publication on the Liberhan Commission Report regarding the events in Ayodhya, a town in the state of Uttar Pradesh, is causing an uproar throughout India. After a long investigation, the ...
• 25 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic radio reporter among victims of Maguindanao massacre Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic journalist, a volunteer of a diocesan radio, was among the 12 journalists killed in the massacre of Maguindanao, which according to the latest information from the local police has exc ...
• 25 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The local police are accomplices in the massacre,” and behind it all is an “imprudent decision” made by the Electoral Commission Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) – The Maguinano massacre was "an announced massacre.” For days, the "people on the street" knew of threats and impending clashes between rival clans, which had "their own armed paramilitary b ...
• 25 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - The importance of the religious life of the Church in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, November 21, which is so dear to Chinese Catholics, religious sisters of various congregations in mainland China na ...
• 24 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Every people, every generation can and should boast about its martyrs. Martyrs are not simply heroic examples of fidelity, courage and perseverance in a pagan world, they are living channels of the salvation brought by Christ.” Cardinal Tomko in Taichung Taichung (Agenzia Fides) - “Christ washes away the sin of the world, taking it upon himself, offering his life, forgiving those who kill Him. The sin of every generation is taken away, conquered by Christ who lives in ...
• 24 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Illegal proliferation of light weapons is a plague on Mindanao,” Fr. Elisha Mecado, OMI says, following Maguindanao massacre Cotabato City (Agenzia Fides) – Among society in Cotabato and neighboring provinces, there is great fear and indignation at what in Mindanao they call “war road”: violence between paramilitary groups and the prolif ...
• 24 November 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A lively and dynamic community for the Holy Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community of Vietnam is entering into its Jubilee Year today with great dynamism and enthusiasm. The local Church remembers the 350 years since the establishment of the first ...